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laundry-mark

laundry-mark is the alternative spelling of laundry mark.

Meaning of laundry mark

Noun

laundry mark (plural laundry marks)

  1. (historical) An identifying marking, usually in coded form and handwritten in indelible ink on an inconspicuous area of a garment, widely used until the mid-20th century as an organizing aid by merchants who cleaned and pressed clothing.
    • One of his shirt cuffs . . . bore a laundry mark, and the detectives finally located the laundry in this city.1888 December 5, “Black Bart, the Highwayman”, in Montreal Herald, retrieved 04 Jan 2010, page 6

Forms of laundry-mark

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Questions about laundry-mark

What is laundry-mark the alternative spelling of?
Laundry-mark is the alternative spelling of laundry mark.

Words near laundry-mark in the dictionary

  1. laundry sours
  2. laundry stove
  3. laundry stoves
  4. laundry tab
  5. laundry tabs
  6. laundry-mark
  7. laundry-marks
  8. laundryless
  9. laundrymaid
  10. laundrymaids
  11. laundryman

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